[cgbg]

I only worked for one natural leader in my lifetime.

His people would follow him anywhere anytime.

I watched everything he did and tried to learn from him.

A couple of things that really got my attention:

(1) He paid a lot of attention to what the peons actually dealt with in the real world. He kept his mouth shut and his eyes and ears open.

(2) The payoff--when he spoke he really knew what he was talking about.

(3) He never stabbed anyone in the back--employees, peers, superiors.

(4) He treated everyone with equal respect--employees, peers, superiors.

(5) He always stayed calm and organized no matter how bizarre the crisis.

(6) He always took responsibility--often when it was others who had made the mistake.

(7) When he had to let someone know they had erred he did so privately, quietly, gently.

[leadpenny]

Those are wonderful attributes. Any aspiring leader would do well if they just followed the seven you listed. Thanks.